POLICE SAY HE POINTED A GUN AT HIS GIRLFRIEND'S CHILD. THERE'S A NEW ROLLERCOASTER ON THE KEMAH BOARDWALK AND LOCAL 2 GOT A SNEAK PEEK OF IT BEFORE IT HITS THE PUBLIC TOMORROW. SO WHO DO YOU THINK GOT THAT ASSIGNMENT? OUR VERY LUCKY KHAMBREL MARSHALL. WE KIND OF EXPECT THINGS TO BE BIGGER AND BETTER IN TEXAS AND THE LATEST ADDITION TO THE KEMAH BOARDWALK FITS INTO BOTH OF THOSE CATEGORIES. CALL IT THE FLARE, 7 STORIES TALL, ONLY THE SECOND IN THE WORLD. WE GOT A LOT OF BANNING FOR OUR BUCK IN TERMS OF THE SIZE OF THE RIDE AND THE SPACE WE PUT IT IN, SO IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR THIS RIDE TO BE COMPACT BUT STILL A BIG THRILL FACTOR. HE SAYS THE BOARDWALK BULLET IS A TOP PHILLY RIDE BUT THE FLARE IS NO PATSY. THE KIDS RIDING TODAY WERE PLENTY IMPRESSED. WHEN YOU WENT UPSIDE DOWN, YOU COULD SEE ALL OF THE PEOPLE STARING AT YOU AND YOUR FEET COULDN'T EVEN TOUCH THE GROUND. I'M NOT SURE HOW LONG THIS RIDE ACTUALLY IS, BUT IT SEEMED A LOT LONGER WHEN I WAS ON IT THAN WHEN I WAS WATCHING. SOME PICTURES I TOOK WHILE ON IT PRETTY MUCH TELL MY STORY. IT TAUGHT ME TWO THINGS. NUMBER ONE, IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME SIPS I'VE BEEN ON AMMONIA COASTER. NUMBER TWO, IT'S GOING TO BE A LONG TIME BEFORE I GET BACK ON. THOUSANDS OF OTHERS NO DOUBT WILL AS TOURISTS AND THEIR DOLLARS FLOCK TO THE KEMAH AREA. THESE WERE THE NUMBER ONE TOURIST FACILITY FOR ALL THE HOUSTON METRO AREA. THE FLARE OFFICIALLY OPENS TO THE PUBLIC ON SATURDAY, JUST IN TIME TO ACKNOWLEDGE TEXAS TRAVEL AND TOURISM WEEKEND, OF

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We expect things to be bigger and better in Texas, and the latest addition to the Kemah Boardwalk is fits into both of those categories.

The new ride is called the Flare and it stands seven stories tall.

It’s the only one of its size in Texas, and only the second tallest in the world.

“We got a lot of bang for our buck in terms of the size of the ride in terms of the space we put it in so it was important for this particular ride to be kind of compact but still a big thrill factor,’ said Mark Kane, vice president of Landry’s Amusement Division.

The Flare officially opens to the public on Saturday.

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